vain

Finnish

p
Definitions
  • only, merely, exclusively, solely, just
  • ever when used with an interrogative pronoun
  • An emphatic word used with the negative verb and m

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish vajaa (inadequate, incomplete, short, lack, need).

Origin

Finnish

vajaa

Gloss

inadequate, incomplete, short, lack, need

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